Choose your own topic then place your response on your response page.
A detailed description and summary of CIPA and brief listing of similar laws in other countries.
Debate the merits of different types of web filters.
What are the free speech ramifications of web filtering?
A risk analysis of NOT filtering internet connections in a school. (Probably best paired with the diagram option below)
Other: proposed and approved on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Choose your final presentation medium. All responses must include a Wikispace page illustrated with images and links
Movie Maker movie uploaded to YouTube. Please embed the video on your wikispace page.
PowerPoint slide show uploaded to slideshare. Please embed the show on your wikispace page.
Audio discussion/podcast format uploaded to Odeo. Please embed the show on your wikispace page.
Diagram uploaded to gliffy. (Probably best for the risk analysis) Please embed the image on your wikispace page.
Suggested Schedule
Tuesday: Choose your topic from #2 above. Research and make notes on your wikispace response page. Wednesday: Choose your final presentation type from #3 above. Finish researching and writing on your wikispace response page. Organize your information into an outline or script. Thursday: Begin your final presentation. Friday: Work on your final presentation. Embed into your wikispace response page.
Rubric
Objective
Score
Follow through: Project is
done on time and completely.
0-30 points
Depth: Assignment presents
original thought, details (not found
on the 1st page of Google results),
and a complete analysis of the topic.
0-40 points
Challenge: You tackled a difficult
topic, dove really deep with your
analysis, or otherwise showed that
you challenged yourself with this assignment.
0-10 points
Citations: Every website, image,
book, magazine -- whatever -- that
you used is acknowledged.
Introduction
Why Filter?
That's easy: it's the law. In the US, the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires filtering.What is Web Filtering?
Check out "Understanding Content Filtering" (June 2007) on TechSoup, a website for nonprofit organizations.Open Source Filtering Tools
DansGuardian is the most well-known software used for web filtering.Assignment
To be completed the week of January 22-25. This will count as your quiz grade for the week.
Suggested Schedule
Tuesday: Choose your topic from #2 above. Research and make notes on your wikispace response page.Wednesday: Choose your final presentation type from #3 above. Finish researching and writing on your wikispace response page. Organize your information into an outline or script.
Thursday: Begin your final presentation.
Friday: Work on your final presentation. Embed into your wikispace response page.
Rubric
done on time and completely.
original thought, details (not found
on the 1st page of Google results),
and a complete analysis of the topic.
topic, dove really deep with your
analysis, or otherwise showed that
you challenged yourself with this assignment.
book, magazine -- whatever -- that
you used is acknowledged.